childhood development, hardships, parenting

Life Lessons: Exposing Children to Hardships

As much as we try to shield them from the most difficult of experiences, children are not immune to facing hardship. Whether it be as small as not getting picked at playtime or as large as losing a loved one, these hardships help to shape how a child handles life challenges. Parents and caregivers are ...

Emma Lu

A child facing a hardship.

Life Lessons From Nature

“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” — John Muir Ah, nature’s wisdom. It’s a balm for the spirit and an education for the soul. It has nurtured a wealth of poetry and literature, inspired some of the most treasured works of art, and moved musicians to create ...

Tatiana Denning

Buddha statue in a garden.

What Are Life’s Greatest Hardships?

The book Journey to the West is about a Tang monk and his disciples who underwent 9,981 hardships before they obtained the true scriptures and righteousness. Actually, life is full of hardships. Work, life, family, love, friendship — all of them are difficult. But what are life’s greatest hardships? Life’s greatest hardships and how to ...

Helen London

Monkey King in Edo Period Japanese woodblock painting.

The Ancients Regarded Marriage as the Foundation of Human Relations

Su Dongpo, the great writer of the Song Dynasty, once said: “When a man becomes wealthy, he should not abandon his loyal and faithful wife, even though she loses her good looks.” In this statement, he was referring to his own wife and marriage. Song Minister, Zi Zhongzi, was a famous minister of the early ...

Michael Segarty

Asian couple getting married.